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Monday, March 1, 2010

It's Official....

I have moved into my own home!

I must say a BIG thank you to Sophie for the lovely keyring she kindly sent me

In honour of my "official" move I thought it would be fun for you to leave me a comment with a piece of "house warming" advice; anything from the utensil you cannot live without, your top cleaning tip or your must have store cupboard item

31 comments:

I don't have any tips for you since I live in a basement and the two things I can't live without are my laptop and my phone, oh and my books. I am planning a move in about a year and a half. I figure that is how long it will take me to save up enough money and pay off my loan so I can afford to live on my own. You have given me hope!

Tip from me, always do the washing up before going to bed. I don't always do this and it is a right PITA (pain in the arse) when you get up in the morning with sleep in your eyes and all you want is a coffee :o)

On a more sensible note, microfibre cloths. Get them at dunelms for a quid. They make windows and mirrors a breeze and all your shiny stuff too!

Congratulations on moving in. If someone comes to my house unexpectedly and I haven't cleaned, I spray furniture polish into the air, whip my apron on and say 'you just caught me in the middle of cleaning, but I would much rather stop for a cup of tea with you'!.

Many Congrats on your official moving in!Don't be fooled into thinking you need a separate cleaning product for every job. I clean the bath with anti bacterial washing up liquid! Besides there are so many nasties in those cleaning fluids.Lisa x

Congratulations on your move in Victoria! I hope you will have very happy memories there! As for something I cannot live without......Bar Keeper's Friend. It's pretty amazing. gets burnt marks from pans with ease and great on sinks, ovens, kettles, toasters etc. Makes things look good as new again. I am a rubbish house cleaner but when I use this at least things look semi decent and loved! he he! Have a fab day! Love and hugs Vanessa xxx

Good luck in your new home, I hope you will have a happy time there! Mmmm I am not much of a housekeeper myself so I know you just have to keep up with things, don't let them take over you. So don't wait until there is a pile of mail, two piles of magazines and 4 piles of laundry to do. Try to have a schedule and do everything regularly. (If I could only take my own advice ;-)

A money saving cleaning tip. When I first bought my cleaning products for the kitchen i bought a spray bottle of flash now I just buy the bottled stuff and dilute it in the spray bottle. It lasts ages longer and you're not spending extra on the spray bottle every time. XxX

Congratulations on moving, I hope you really enjoy living in your new home.For me, home = cosiness, so I like to have plenty of blankets and cushions around the sitting room, ready to pull over myself at any time, I guess I could not live without my blankies, they are sooo cosy! xxxx

Congratulations!!Well, you probably already got or know a lot of homemaking tips, but one thing that I can't live without is Cillit Bang for my sink and taps. It takes all the soap scum and any lime scale away in a blink of an eye without the need of scrubbing like mad.:)xx

My tip? Lolol, well I am the world's worst housewife, so I don't have any. Just be comfortable in your own home, if that includes a little mess, so what? If you clean, do it for yourself, not because others might pop in and be shocked to see magazines lying about or a speck of dust on the mantlepiece. Friends will take you as you are, messy, tidy, whatever. Please yourself, not others.

I am soooo happy for you! Tips... Always try to tidy each time you leave a room (ha ha coming from me!) My Grandad always wiped the fronts of cupboards, etc, while he waited for the kettle to boil, thus he always had a shiny kitchen! I usually forget! :) suzie. xxx

Elbow grease is the best and cheapest cleaner, but if not use Ecover or similar - don't fill your house with chemicals to poison you! And open windows to refresh the air. My favourite utensil is the kettle, followed by the cake tin! A cup of tea and a biscuit will provide the solution to many of life's ills.

I hope you are very happy in your new home - and best wishes for your new life there.

I can't live without my Pizza cutter!!!Also you'll probably find you'll spend a fortune on food to start, but once you've realised what you actually need and use in a week you'll actually satrt saving yourself money.keep a little emergancy kit together with a torch, kitchen roll, plasters, phone numbers, matches, candle, batteries etc together and make sure at least 2 people have a spare key!!!!

Congratulations!!! Not sure what tips I have...hmm...yes, actually I do -make sure you have a working smoke alarm and plan of exit in case of an emergency - a bit negative, I know but a friend of mine had to jump 32 ft out of a burning third floor apartment the other day so...I think it is good advice. A more cheerful piece...flowers - plenty of fresh flowers! :) xxx

Glad you like it Victoria, I thought It would help with your new keys.When I moved in to my first flat I spent ages on the cleaning as I wasn't used to doing it!!(living with parents has it's plus sides) then I moved Gav in and he does all the cleaning now.My top tip would be find a man that likes cleaning.LOL.Luv Sophie xxxx

Congratulations!! How fantastic! I once heard it said that it's nice to have a living thing in every room (was it BrocanteHome?).

I try to have a pretty (and hearty!) houseplant, or a little vase of cheap & cheerful flowers from the grocery store in every room! It does make a difference, it's like walking in a room and seeing a smile!